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Bickerstaff Family Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 95-4819633 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2025

Total grants paid
$2.7M
Grants reported
21
Median grant
$50K
Future commitments
None reported

Giving by tax year

Tax yearGrants paidAmount
202511$1.1M
202410$1.6M

Where Bickerstaff Family Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.

RecipientLocationPurposeTax yearAmount
VANGUARD CANCER FOUNDATIONLONG BEACH, CACANCER RESEARCH FUNDING AND PAYMENT ASSISTANCE FOR CHEMOTHERAPY FOR LOW-INCOME PATIENTS2024$1M
GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION INCDORAL, FLPROVIDE RELIEF AID TO THE PEOPLE OF ALL GLOBAL REGIONS DISPLACED BY HURRICANES AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS2025$300K
ILLUMINATION FOUNDATIONSANTA ANA, CATO PROVIDE MEALS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN IN HOMELESS FAMILIES.2024$240K
CIVIC SOULMONTE SERENO, CACONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICE AND EDUCATION THROUGH IMMERSIVE EVENTS THAT UPLIFT COMMUNITIES IN NEED AND AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF TRUSTED NONPROFITS.2025$234K
ILLUMINATION FOUNDATIONSANTA ANA, CATO PROVIDE MEALS, AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND COUNSELING FOR CHILDREN IN HOMELESS FAMILIES.2025$225K
ETHAN'S SMILE FOUNDATIONLACONNER, WATO CARRY FORWARD THE LEGACY OF ETHAN BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ENABLE OTHERS TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS.2025$100K
FOSTER LOVEBREA, CAFOSTER LOVE PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE AND THE FOSTER COMMUNITY AT LARGE.2024$75K
THE MIRACULOUS LOVE KIDSLONG BEACH, CAHELP CHILDREN IN POVERTY-STRICKEN AREAS & WAR ZONES W/ CLEAN WATER, FOOD, CLOTHES, SHELTER,MEDICINE2025$65K
STARLIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONCULVER CITY, CADELIVERS HAPPINESS TO SERIOUSLY ILL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES2024$60K
BLACK RIFLE COFFEE COMPANY FUNDSALT LAKE CITY, UTDEDICATED TO SERVING AND DEFENDING THE PRINCIPLES OF OUR COUNTRY, THE BRCC FUND SUPPORTS VETERANS, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES WHILE HELPING CONSERVE THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS.2024$50K
THE BUCKET LIST PROJECT FOUNDATIONLONG BEACH, CAFUNDS AND OPERATES A WISH FULFILLMENT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS AND OLDER WITH LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES AND LIMITED RESOURCES.2024$50K
ETHAN'S SMILE FOUNDATIONLACONNER, WATO CARRY FORWARD THE LEGACY OF ETHAN BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ENABLE OTHERS TO FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS.2024$50K
HEADS UP YOUTH FOUNDATIONSIERRA MADRE, CATO REACH OUT AND GIVE A HELPING HAND, TO AS MANY YOUNGSTERS AS POSSIBLE, TO NURTURE AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO KEEP THEIR HEADS UP, DESPITE THE ADVERSITIES AND CHALLENGES THEY FACE, TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A CHANCE AT A BETTER FUTURE SO THEY CAN PROSPER IN LIFE AND IN OUR COMMUNITIES.2025$40K
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONALINDIANAPOLIS, INCREATE DYNAMIC CHRIST-CENTERED COMMUNITIES THAT TRANSFORM THE WORLD2025$34K
CIVIC SOULMONTE SERENO, CACONNECTING PEOPLE TO SERVICE AND EDUCATION THROUGH IMMERSIVE EVENTS THAT UPLIFT COMMUNITIES IN NEED AND AMPLIFY THE IMPACT OF TRUSTED NONPROFITS.2024$25K
PATROL BASE ABBATEARLINGTON, VAPATROL BASE ABBATE PROVIDES A SPACE FOR ALL VETERANS TO FORM COMMUNITY AND REDISCOVER THEIR PURPOSE AROUND SHARED INTERESTS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND FOSTER RESILIENCE.2024$25K
HEROIC HEARTSWHEATON, ILTO PROVIDE CRUCIAL AID TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS, ESPECIALLY THOSE AFFECTED BY CONFLICT, DISASTERS, AND EXTREME POVERTY.2025$21K
REAL TIME RESCUEYUCCA VALLEY, CATO ASSISTING PEOPLE TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS, AS WELL AS THOSE FACING ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES THAT IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO CARE FOR THEIR COMPANION ANIMALS.2025$20K
THE MIRACULOUS LOVE KIDSLONG BEACH, CAHELP CHILDREN IN POVERTY-STRICKEN AREAS & WAR ZONES W/ CLEAN WATER, FOOD, CLOTHES, SHELTER,MEDICINE2024$17.5K
FIRST STEP HOUSE ORANGE COUNTYCOSTA MESA, CAHELP PEOPLE BUILD LIVES OF MEANING, PURPOSE, AND RECOVERY2025$10K
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF ORANGE COUNTYGARDEN GROVE, CATO PROVIDE SERVICE TO PEOPLE IN NEED, PROMOTE THEIR VOICE IN SOCIETY, AND TO CALL THE CHURCH AND ALL PEOPLE TO DO THE SAME.2025$10K

How to apply

This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Bickerstaff Family Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2025). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.

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